12{
"verseID": "Job.20.12",
"source": "אִם־תַּמְתִּ֣יק בְּפִ֣יו רָעָ֑ה יַ֝כְחִידֶ֗נָּה תַּ֣חַת לְשׁוֹנֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*ʾim-* *tamtîq* *bĕ-* *pîw* *rāʿāh* *yakḥîdennāh* *taḥat* *lĕšônô*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾim-*": "conjunction - if",
"*tamtîq*": "hifil imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - it is sweet",
"*bĕ-*": "preposition - in",
"*pîw*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his mouth",
"*rāʿāh*": "noun, feminine singular - evil",
"*yakḥîdennāh*": "hifil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - he hides it",
"*taḥat*": "preposition - under",
"*lĕšônô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his tongue"
},
"variants": {
"*tamtîq*": "is sweet/tastes good/is pleasant",
"*pîw*": "his mouth/his speech",
"*rāʿāh*": "evil/wickedness/wrong",
"*yakḥîdennāh*": "he hides it/he conceals it/he keeps it secret",
"*lĕšônô*": "his tongue/his language"
}
}
13{
"verseID": "Job.20.13",
"source": "יַחְמֹ֣ל עָ֭לֶיהָ וְלֹ֣א יַֽעַזְבֶ֑נָּה וְ֝יִמְנָעֶ֗נָּה בְּת֣וֹךְ חִכּֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*yaḥmōl* *ʿāleyhā* *wĕ-* *lōʾ* *yaʿazbennāh* *wĕ-* *yimnāʿennāh* *bĕ-* *tôk* *ḥikkô*",
"grammar": {
"*yaḥmōl*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he spares/pities",
"*ʿāleyhā*": "preposition with 3rd feminine singular suffix - upon it",
"*wĕ-*": "conjunction - and",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yaʿazbennāh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - he forsakes it",
"*wĕ-*": "conjunction - and",
"*yimnāʿennāh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - he withholds it",
"*bĕ-*": "preposition - in",
"*tôk*": "noun, masculine singular construct - midst",
"*ḥikkô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his palate"
},
"variants": {
"*yaḥmōl*": "spares/pities/has compassion on",
"*yaʿazbennāh*": "forsakes it/abandons it/lets it go",
"*yimnāʿennāh*": "withholds it/restrains it/keeps it",
"*tôk*": "midst/middle/inside",
"*ḥikkô*": "his palate/his mouth/his taste"
}
}
14{
"verseID": "Job.20.14",
"source": "לַ֭חְמוֹ בְּמֵעָ֣יו נֶהְפָּ֑ךְ מְרוֹרַ֖ת פְּתָנִ֣ים בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*laḥmô* *bĕ-* *mēʿāyw* *nehpāk* *mĕrôrat* *pĕtānîm* *bĕ-* *qirbô*",
"grammar": {
"*laḥmô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his bread/food",
"*bĕ-*": "preposition - in",
"*mēʿāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his intestines/bowels",
"*nehpāk*": "niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it is turned/changed",
"*mĕrôrat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - bitterness/poison",
"*pĕtānîm*": "noun, masculine plural - cobras/asps",
"*bĕ-*": "preposition - in",
"*qirbô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his inward part/midst"
},
"variants": {
"*laḥmô*": "his bread/his food/his nourishment",
"*mēʿāyw*": "his intestines/his bowels/his stomach",
"*nehpāk*": "is turned/is changed/is transformed",
"*mĕrôrat*": "bitterness/poison/venom",
"*pĕtānîm*": "cobras/asps/vipers",
"*qirbô*": "his inward part/his midst/within him"
}
}
15{
"verseID": "Job.20.15",
"source": "חַ֣יִל בָּ֭לַע וַיְקִאֶ֑נּוּ מִ֝בִּטְנ֗וֹ יוֹרִשֶׁ֥נּוּ אֵֽל׃",
"text": "*ḥayil* *bālaʿ* *wa-* *yĕqîʾennû* *mi-* *biṭnô* *yôrîšennû* *ʾēl*",
"grammar": {
"*ḥayil*": "noun, masculine singular - wealth/strength",
"*bālaʿ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he swallowed",
"*wa-*": "conjunction - and",
"*yĕqîʾennû*": "hifil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - he vomits it",
"*mi-*": "preposition - from",
"*biṭnô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his belly/stomach",
"*yôrîšennû*": "hifil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - he drives it out",
"*ʾēl*": "noun, masculine singular - God"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥayil*": "wealth/strength/riches/property",
"*bālaʿ*": "swallowed/devoured/consumed",
"*yĕqîʾennû*": "vomits it/spits it out/expels it",
"*biṭnô*": "his belly/his stomach/his womb",
"*yôrîšennû*": "drives it out/expels it/dispossesses it",
"*ʾēl*": "God/deity/the Mighty One"
}
}